# Remember this \[Wikipedia\] SDMB game? Let's try it again! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 7, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-wikipedia-sdmb-game-lets-try-it-again/516694 "2009-11-07T05:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-wikipedia-sdmb-game-lets-try-it-again/516694/1 "2009-11-07T05:30:25Z")
Okay, I’m a little fuzzy on the details; but basically, it involved being given a set of two widely disparate Wikipedia pages, and then seeing if you could get from one to the other **following links in the pages only.** (in as few moves as possible.) I’m pretty sure it’s not cool to work backwards from the endpoint. Honestly, I’m more about the mere possibility of getting from the one to the other… like that time I started out researching Puritans, and wound up at the page for Siouxsie Sioux… but that’s another story. Each person posts their path, and gives the next person their start and finish points. Did I forget anything? I decided to go from **“Stargate Universe”** to **“Mata Hari”** : > **[Stargate Universe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_universe)** > > Stargate Universe (often abbreviated as SGU) is a military science fiction drama television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. It follows the adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny several billion light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe. The series, created by Brad ... > **[Machiavellianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavellianism)** > > Machiavellianism or Machiavellian may refer to: > **[Huguenots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot)** > > The Huguenots (/ˈhjuːɡənɒts/ HEW-gə-nots, also UK: /-noʊz/ -⁠nohz, French: \[yɡ(ə)no\]) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Besançon Hugues (1491–1532), was in common use by the mid-16th century. Huguenot was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. ... > **[List of Huguenots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Huguenots)** > > Some notable French Huguenots or people with French Huguenot ancestry include: > **[Espionage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy)** > > Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence). A person who commits espionage is called an espionage agent or spy. Any individual or spy ring (a cooperating group of spies), in the service of a government, company, criminal organization, or independent operation, can commit espionage. The practice is clandestine, as it is by definition unwelcome. In some circumstances, it may be a legal tool of law enforcement and in othe > **[Category:Espionage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Espionage)** > > This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total. > The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. > **[Category:Spies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Spies)** > > This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. > The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. > **[Category:Spies by nationality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Spies_by_nationality)** > > See also: > > This category compiles a list of alleged spies by the country for which they are claimed to work. In numerous cases these claims did not result in indictments or convictions, so caution should be used in interpreting or relying on this list. > The persons listed here are claimed to have served for the country they are listed under - so an "American spy" is somebody, American or not, who spied for the United States. > This category has the following 61 subcategories, out of 61 total. > **[Category:German spies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German_spies)** > > This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. > The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. > **[Category:World War I spies for Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_I_spies_for_Germany)** > > This category has only the following subcategory. > The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. > **[Mata Hari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_Hari)** > > Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (/ˈmɑːtə ˈhɑːri/), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in France. The idea of a beautiful exotic dancer using her powers of seduction as a spy made her name synonymous with the femme fatale. Her story has served as an inspiration for many books, films, and other works. > It has be... And here is the next set: go from **“Orbiting Frog Otolith”** to **“Sterno.”** > **[Orbiting Frog Otolith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Frog_Otolith)** > > The Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) was a NASA space program which sent two bullfrogs into orbit on 9 November 1970 for the study of weightlessness. The name, derived through common use, was a functional description of the biological experiment carried by the satellite. Otolith referred to the frog's inner ear balance mechanism. > The Orbiting Frog Otolith Program was a part of the research program of NASA's Office of Advanced Research and Technology (OART). One of the goals of the OART was to study t... > **[Sterno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterno)** > > Sterno is a brand of jellied, denatured alcohol sold in and meant to be burned directly in its can. Popular both in commercial food service and home entertainment, its primary uses are in as a fuel for heating chafing dishes in buffets and serving fondue. Other uses are for portable stoves and as an emergency heat source. It is also used with toy and model steam and other external combustion engines. > The flame is typically lighted with a match or lighter and extinguished by placing the lid over ... hee hee hee! ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-wikipedia-sdmb-game-lets-try-it-again/516694/2 "2009-11-07T07:15:36Z")
I got there, but it took forever: > **[Orbiting Frog Otolith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Frog_Otolith)** > > The Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) was a NASA space program which sent two bullfrogs into orbit on 9 November 1970 for the study of weightlessness. The name, derived through common use, was a functional description of the biological experiment carried by the satellite. Otolith referred to the frog's inner ear balance mechanism. > The Orbiting Frog Otolith Program was a part of the research program of NASA's Office of Advanced Research and Technology (OART). One of the goals of the OART was to study t... > **[NASA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA)** > > The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA /ˈnæsə/) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. Established in 1958, NASA succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the U.S. space development effort a distinctly civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. NASA has since led most American space exploration, including Projec NASA... > **[Rocket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket)** > > A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. 'bobbin/spool')\[nb 1\] is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely from propellant carried within the vehicle; therefore a rocket can fly in the vacuum of space. Rockets work more efficiently in a vacuum and incur a loss of thrust due to the opposing pressure of the atmosphere. > Multistage rockets are capa... > **[Rocket propellant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_fuel)** > > Rocket propellant is the reaction mass of a rocket. This reaction mass is ejected at the highest achievable velocity from a rocket engine to produce thrust. The energy required can either come from the propellants themselves, as with a chemical rocket, or from an external source, as with ion engines. > Rockets create thrust by expelling mass rear-ward, at high velocity. The thrust produced can be calculated by multiplying the mass flow rate of the propellants by their exhaust velocity relative to ... > **[Gunpowder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_powder)** > > Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon (in the form of charcoal) and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The sulfur and carbon act as fuels while the saltpeter is an oxidizer. Gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms, artillery, rocketry, and pyrotechnics, including use as a blasting agent for explosives in quarrying, mining, building pipe Gunpo... > **[Gunpowder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_powder#Black_powder)** > > Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon (in the form of charcoal) and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The sulfur and carbon act as fuels while the saltpeter is an oxidizer. Gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms, artillery, rocketry, and pyrotechnics, including use as a blasting agent for explosives in quarrying, mining, building pipe Gunpo... > **[Alcohol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol)** > > Alcohol most commonly refers to: > Alcohol may also refer to: > **[Alcohol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_%28disambiguation%29)** > > Alcohol most commonly refers to: > Alcohol may also refer to: > **[Denatured alcohol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol)** > > Denatured alcohol (called methyl hydrate in Canada; methylated spirits, metho, or meths in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom; wood spirit; and denatured rectified spirit)\[citation needed\] is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad-tasting, foul-smelling, or nauseating to discourage its recreational consumption. It is sometimes dyed so that it can be identified visually. Pyridine and methanol, each and together, make denatured alcohol poisonous; > **[Sterno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterno#Cocktail)** > > Sterno is a brand of jellied, denatured alcohol sold in and meant to be burned directly in its can. Popular both in commercial food service and home entertainment, its primary uses are in as a fuel for heating chafing dishes in buffets and serving fondue. Other uses are for portable stoves and as an emergency heat source. It is also used with toy and model steam and other external combustion engines. > The flame is typically lighted with a match or lighter and extinguished by placing the lid over ... So do I get to pick two things to link now? If so, then: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov\_Pass\_incident](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis) Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-wikipedia-sdmb-game-lets-try-it-again/516694/3 "2009-11-07T07:26:31Z")
> **[Dyatlov Pass incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident)** > > The Dyatlov Pass incident (Russian: гибель тургруппы Дятлова, transl. "Death of the Dyatlov Group") was an event in which nine Soviet hikers died in the northern Ural Mountains between February 1 and 2, 1959, under uncertain circumstances. The experienced trekking group from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, led by Igor Dyatlov, had established a camp on the eastern slopes of Kholat Syakhl in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union. Overnight, something caused them to cut their way out of their t... > **[Yekaterinburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekaterinburg)** > > Yekaterinburg (/jɪˈkætərɪnbɜːrɡ/ yih-KAT-ər-in-burg; Russian: Екатеринбург, IPA: \[jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk\]), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk (Russian: Свердло́вск, IPA: \[svʲɪrˈdlofsk\], 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The city is located on the Iset River between the Volga-Ural region and Siberia, with a population of roughly 1.5 million residents, up to 2.2 million residents i Yekat... > **[Yakov Sverdlov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Sverdlov)** > > Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (Russian: Я́ков Миха́йлович Свердло́в; 3 June \[O. S. 22 May\] 1885 – 16 March 1919) was a Bolshevik Party administrator and chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee from 1917 to 1919. He is sometimes regarded as the first head of state of the Soviet Union, although it was not established until 1922, three years after his death. > Born in Nizhny Novgorod to a Jewish family active in revolutionary politics, Sverdlov joined the Russian Social Democratic Lab... > **[Bolsheviks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshevik)** > > The Bolsheviks (Russian: большевики, bolsheviki; from большинство, bolshinstvo, 'majority'),\[a\] led by Vladimir Lenin, were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split with the Mensheviks\[b\] at the Second Party Congress in 1903. The Bolshevik party seized power in Russia in the October Revolution of 1917, and was later renamed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Their ideology and practices, based on Leninist and later Marxist–Leninist principles, are ... > **[Joseph Stalin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin)** > > Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili;\[d\] 18 December \[O.S. 6 December\] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953). Initially governing the country as part of a collective leadership, he consolidated power to become a dictator by the 1930s. Id... > **[Mass operations of the NKVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_operations_of_the_NKVD)** > > Mass operations of the People's Comissariate of Internal Affairs (NKVD) were carried out during the Great Purge and targeted specific categories of people. As a rule, they were carried out according to the corresponding order of the People's Commissar of Internal Affairs Nikolai Yezhov. > The operations of this type in this period targeted "foreign" ethnicities (ethnicities with cross-border ties to foreign nation-states), unlike nationally targeted repressions during World War II. According to hi... > **[Lavrentiy Beria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beria)** > > Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (/ˈbɛriə/ BERR-ee-ə; Russian: Лавре́нтий Па́влович Бе́рия, IPA: \[lɐˈvrʲenʲtʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈbʲerʲɪjə\]; Georgian: ლავრენტი ბერია, romanized: lavrent'i beria, IPA: \[laˈvrentʼi ˈberia\]; 29 March \[O.S. 17 March\] 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet politician, Marshal of the Soviet Union and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security, and chief of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) under Joseph Stalin during the S... > **[Syphilis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis)** > > Syphilis (/ˈsɪfəlɪs/) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration usually between 1 cm and 2 cm in diameter) though there may be multiple sores. In secondary syphilis, a diffuse rash occurs, wh Syphili... > **[University of New Hampshire Observatory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire_Observatory)** > > University of New Hampshire Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of New Hampshire. It is located in Durham, New Hampshire (USA) near the old Durham Reservoir. The main telescope is a 0.35 m (14 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain reflecting telescope donated to the observatory in 1984. It is used only for educational purposes. > > This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia... > **[Subprime mortgage crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis)** > > The United States subprime mortgage crisis was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010 that contributed to the 2007–2008 global financial crisis. The crisis led to a severe economic recession, with millions of people losing their jobs and many businesses going bankrupt. The U.S. government intervened with a series of measures to stabilize the financial system, including the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA It wa... ---
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ETA: I got from Puritans to Siouxsie Sioux, but not in the way I imagined. I thought it would be simple to go from Pilgrims to Native Americans to Sioux, but I couldn’t get from Sioux (the tribe) to Siouxsie. I had to backtrack and go through England: > **[Puritans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan)** > > The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant. Puritanism played a significant role in English history, especially during the Protectorate. > Puritans were dissatisfied with the limited extent of the English Reformation and with the Church of England's toleration of certain practices associated with the R... > **[Church of England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England)** > > The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its adherents are called Anglicans. > The English church renounced papal authority in 1534 when Henry VIII failed to secure a papal annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. The English Reformation accelerated un... > **[England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England)** > > – in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the United Kingdom (green) England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north, while Ireland is located across the Irish Sea to its west and northwest, and the Celtic Sea lies to its southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers roughly 62% of the island of Great Britain, which is in the No... > **[Gothic rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_rock)** > > Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Bauhaus, and the Cure. > The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from post-punk. Gothic rock stood out due to its darker sound, with the use of primarily minor or bass chords, reverb, dark arrangements, or dramatic... > **[Siouxsie and the Banshees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_%26_the_Banshees)** > > Siouxsie and the Banshees (/ˈsuzi ænd ðə ˈbænʃiz/, SU-zi-and-the-BAN-shees) were a British rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts. The Times called the group "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era". > Initially associated with the punk scene, the band including guitarist John McKay and drummer Kenny Morris... > **[Siouxsie Sioux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_Sioux)** > > Susan Janet Ballion (born 27 May 1957), known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux (/ˈsuzi su/, SU-zi-Su), is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. She came to prominence as the leader and main lyricist of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, who were active from 1976 to 1996. They released 11 studio albums, and had several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden", "Happy House" and "Peek-a-Boo", plus a US Top 25 single in the Billboard Hot 100, with "Kiss Them for... In other news, I have too much time on my hands. ---
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> [@MsRobyn](#): > > [University of New Hampshire Observatory - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire_Observatory) > > [Subprime mortgage crisis - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis) Whew, that was harder than I thought. I went through a couple dead-ends with the NH senators. > **[University of New Hampshire Observatory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire_Observatory)** > > University of New Hampshire Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of New Hampshire. It is located in Durham, New Hampshire (USA) near the old Durham Reservoir. The main telescope is a 0.35 m (14 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain reflecting telescope donated to the observatory in 1984. It is used only for educational purposes. > This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia ... > **[New Hampshire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire)** > > New Hampshire (/ˈhæmpʃər/ HAMP-shər) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Of the 50 U.S. states, New Hampshire is the seventh-smallest by land area and the tenth-least populous, with a population of 1,377,529 residents as of the 2020 census. Concord is the state capital and Manchester is the most populous New ... > **[Jeanne Shaheen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Shaheen)** > > Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen (/ˈdʒiːn ʃəˈhiːn/ JEEN shə-HEEN; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American politician and former educator serving since 2009 as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 1997 to 2003 as the 78th governor of New Hampshire. Shaheen is the first woman elected both governor and a U.S. senator, and was the first elected female governor of New Hampshire. > After serving two terms in the New Hampshire Senate, S... > **[Chuck Schumer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Schumer)** > > Charles Ellis Schumer (/ˈʃuːmər/ SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate Majority Leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate Minority Leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025. He became New York's senior senator in 2001, upon Daniel Patrick Moynihan's retirement... > **[Subprime lending](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_lending)** > > Ownership > In finance, subprime lending (also referred to as near-prime, subpar, non-prime, and second-chance lending) is the provision of loans to people in the United States who may have difficulty maintaining the repayment schedule. Historically, subprime borrowers were defined as having FICO scores below 600, although this threshold has varied over time. > These loans are characterized by higher interest rates, poor quality collateral, and less favorable terms in order to compensate for higher... > **[Subprime mortgage crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis)** > > The American subprime mortgage crisis was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010, contributing to the 2008 financial crisis. It led to a severe economic recession, with millions becoming unemployed and many businesses going bankrupt. The U.S. government intervened with a series of measures to stabilize the financial system, including the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). > The collapse of the 2000s United State... Hmmm, I think I’ll go with: > **[The Zahir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zahir)** > > "The Zahir" (original Spanish title: "El Zahir") is a short story by the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It is one of the stories in the book The Aleph and Other Stories, first published in 1949, and revised by the author in 1974. Translated into English by Dudley Fitts, it was published in Partisan Review, February 1950. > The Zahir is a person or an object that has the power to create an obsession in everyone who sees it, so that the affected person perceives less and less of realit... and > **[Kate Gosselin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gosselin)** > > Katie Irene Gosselin (née Kreider; born March 28, 1975) is a former television personality. She appeared on the American reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8, in which she and Jon Gosselin were profiled as they raised their atypical family of sextuplets and twins. > Katie Irene Kreider was born at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in 1975 to Charlene (née Kolak) and Kenton Kreider, a pastor. She is of German, Scottish, and English descent. The third of five children, she has three sisters, Kendra... ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-wikipedia-sdmb-game-lets-try-it-again/516694/6 "2009-11-07T07:49:33Z")
> **[The Zahir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zahir)** > > "The Zahir" (original Spanish title: "El Zahir") is a short story by the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It is one of the stories in the book The Aleph and Other Stories, first published in 1949, and revised by the author in 1974. > Zahir is a person or an object that has the power to create an obsession in everyone who sees it, so that the affected person perceives less and less of reality and more and more of the Zahir, at first only while asleep, then at all times. > In the story, a... > **[Reality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality)** > > Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within the universe, as opposed to that which is only imaginary, nonexistent or nonactual. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, reality is the totality of a system, known and unknown. > Philosophical questions about the nature of reality or existence or being are considered under the rubric of ontology, which is a major branch of metaphysics in the Western... > **[Reality (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_%28disambiguation%29)** > > Reality refers to the state of things as they exist, as opposed to how they could possibly exist. > Reality may also refer to: > **[Reality television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television)** > > Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as The Real World, then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series Survivor, Idols, and Big Brother, all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessiona > **[Kate Gosselin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gosselin)** > > Katie Irene "Kate" Gosselin (née Kreider; born March 28, 1975) is an American television personality. She appeared on the U.S. reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8, in which she and Jon Gosselin were profiled as they raised their atypical family of sextuplets and twins. > Katie Irene Kreider, who is of German, Scottish, and English descent, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Charlene (née Kolak) and Kenton Kreider, a pastor. The third of five children, she has three sisters, Kendra, Chris... > **[Cauchero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchero)** > > Cauchero is a corregimiento in Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 140.6 square kilometres (54.3 sq mi) and had a population of 2,424 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 17.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi). It was created by Law 10 of March 7, 1997; this measure was complemented by Law 5 of January 19, 1998 and Law 69 of October 28, 1998. Its population as of 2000 was 1,636. > > This article about the geography of Bocas del Toro P... > **[Raga language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga_language)** > > Raga (also known as Hano) is the language of northern Pentecost Island in Vanuatu. Like all Vanuatu languages, Raga belongs to the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian languages family. In old sources the language is sometimes referred to by the names of villages in which it is spoken, such as Bwatvenua (Qatvenua), Lamalanga, Vunmarama and Loltong. > It is the most conservative language of Pentecost Island, having preserved final vowels while also retaining the five-vowel system inherited from Pro... ---
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> [@MsRobyn](#): > > [The Zahir - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zahir) > [Reality - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality) > [Reality (disambiguation) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_%28disambiguation%29) > [Reality television - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television) > [Kate Gosselin - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Gosselin) > [Cauchero - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchero) > > [Raga language - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga_language) Wow! I thought that would be a stumper for sure, and you did it in four clicks! Hmm, I did yours but I need a ruling. I’d never heard of Raga, so I clicked on the link to see what the heck it was. Does that count as working backwards? I generally think that is cheating, but what if we don’t even know what the word means? Perhaps it is allowable to look up the word in a source that’s not Wikipedia? At any rate, once I knew what it was, it was pretty straight forward: > **[Cauchero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchero)** > > Cauchero is a corregimiento in Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has a land area of 140.6 square kilometres (54.3 sq mi) and had a population of 2,424 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 17.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi). It was created by Law 10 of March 7, 1997; this measure was complemented by Law 5 of January 19, 1998 and Law 69 of October 28, 1998. Its population as of 2000 was 1,636. > > This article about the geography of Bocas del Toro P... > **[Panama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama)** > > Panama,\[a\] officially the Republic of Panama,\[b\] is a country located at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants. > Before the arrival of Spanish colonists in the 16th century, Panama was inhabited by a n... > **[Pacific Ocean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean)** > > Main five oceans division: > Further subdivision: > The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. > **[Vanuatu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu)** > > Vanuatu (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}English: /ˌvɑːnuˈɑːtuː/ ⓘ VAH-noo-AH-too or /vænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation \[vanuatu\]), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The a... > **[Languages of Vanuatu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Vanuatu)** > > The Republic of Vanuatu has the world's highest linguistic density per capita. Despite being a country with a population of less than 300,000, Vanuatu is home to 138 indigenous Oceanic languages. > The country's three official languages are of foreign origin: English, French, and Bislama, an English-based creole language. > Additional languages are also spoken as a result of recent migrations (e.g. Samoan, Hakka Chinese, Mandarin Chinese). > There are over one hundred local languages spread over the... > **[Raga language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga_language)** > > Raga (also known as Hano) is the language of northern Pentecost Island in Vanuatu. Like all Vanuatu languages, Raga belongs to the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian languages family. In old sources the language is sometimes referred to by the names of villages in which it is spoken, such as Bwatvenua (Qatvenua), Lamalanga, Vunmarama and Loltong. > It is the most conservative language of Pentecost Island, having preserved final vowels while also retaining the five-vowel system inherited from Pro... How about: > **[Cuckold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckold)** > > A cuckold is the husband of an adulterous wife; the wife of an adulterous husband is a cuckquean. In biology, a cuckold is a male who unwittingly invests parental effort in juveniles who are not genetically his offspring. A husband who is aware of and tolerates his wife's infidelity is sometimes called a wittol or wittold. The slang term bull refers to the dominant man who has relations with the cuckold's partner. > The word cuckold derives from the cuckoo bird, alluding to its brood parasitism,... and > **[Ford Falcon (North America)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_%28North_America%29)** > > The Ford Falcon is a model line of cars that was produced by Ford from the 1960 to 1970 model years. Though preceded by the Rambler American, the Falcon was the first compact car marketed by the Big Three American manufacturers. > In contrast to its Chevrolet Corvair and (Plymouth) Valiant competitors, the Falcon was developed as a scaled-down version of the full-size Ford Galaxie sedan. Alongside its larger counterparts, the Falcon offered a full range of body styles, including two-door and fou... ---
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That was a little weird. I picked “Ecclesiastical heraldry” because I thought it might mention herald angels which have horns. I did not expect it to reference license plates! > **[Cuckold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckold)** > > A cuckold is the husband of an adulterous wife; the wife of an adulterous husband is a cuckquean. In biology, a cuckold is a male who unwittingly invests parental effort in juveniles who are not genetically his offspring. A husband who is aware of and tolerates his wife's infidelity is sometimes called a wittol or wittold. > The word cuckold derives from the cuckoo bird, alluding to its habit of laying its eggs in other birds' nests. The association is common in medieval folklore, literature, an... > **[Ecclesiastical heraldry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_heraldry)** > > Ecclesiastical heraldry refers to the use of heraldry within Christianity for dioceses, organisations and Christian clergy. Initially used to mark documents, ecclesiastical heraldry evolved as a system for identifying people and dioceses. It is most formalized within the Catholic Church, where most bishops, including the Pope, have a personal coat of arms. Clergy in Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches follow similar customs, as do institutions such as schools and ... > **[Vehicle registration plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate)** > > A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate (US English) or licence plate (Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. All countries require registration plates for road vehicles such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Whether they are required for other vehicles, such as bicycles, boats, or tractors, may vary by jurisdiction. The registration identifier is a numeric or... > **[Motor vehicle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle)** > > A motor vehicle, also known as motorized vehicle or automotive vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails (such as trains or trams) and is used for the transportation of people or cargo. > The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually an internal combustion engine or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. For legal purpose, motor vehicles are often identified withi... > **[Car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile)** > > A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people, not cargo. > French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while French-born Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808. The modern car—a practical, marketable automobile for everyday... > **[Henry Ford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford)** > > Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. He was the founder of Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. Ford created the first automobile that middle-class Americans could afford, and his conversion of the automobile from an expensive luxury into an accessible conveyance profoundly impacted the landscape of the 20th century. > Ford was born on a farm in Michigan's Springwells Township, leav... > **[Ford Motor Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company)** > > Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln brand. Ford also owns a 32% stake in China's Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), and... > **[Ford Falcon (Australia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_%28Australia%29)** > > The Ford Falcon is a full-size car that was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1960 to 2016. From the XA series of 1972 onward, each Falcon and range of derivates have been designed, developed, and built in Australia, following the phasing out of the American-influenced Falcon of 1960 to 1971, which had been re-engineered locally as the XK to XY series for the harsher Australian conditions. The luxury-oriented Ford Fairmont model joined the range from 1965. Luxury long-wheelbase derivative ver... > **[Ford Falcon (North America)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_%28North_America%29)** > > The Ford Falcon is a model line of cars that was produced by Ford from the 1960 to 1970 model years. Though preceded by the Rambler American, the Falcon was the first compact car marketed by the Big Three American manufacturers. > In contrast to its Chevrolet Corvair and (Plymouth) Valiant competitors, the Falcon was developed as a scaled-down version of the full-size Ford Galaxie sedan. Alongside its larger counterparts, the Falcon offered a full range of body styles, including two-door and f... Now, let’s see one of you guys get from [Wilbur MacDonald](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_MacDonald) to [Romeo + Juliet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet) (If you figure out where I’m going in the first one, the rest is easy.) ---
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> [@BigT](#): > > Now, let’s see one of you guys get from > > [Wilbur MacDonald](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_MacDonald) > > to > > [Romeo + Juliet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet) > > (If you figure out where I’m going in the first one, the rest is easy.) Well, I looked and looked for something special about Mr. MacDonald, but I just couldn’t find it. What did I miss? Is he related to Baz Luhrmann or something? My less elegant answer: > **[Wilbur MacDonald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_MacDonald)** > > Wilbur Bernard MacDonald (13 September 1933 – 20 May 2020) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a farmer by career. > The son of Leo R. MacDonald and Helen MacDonald, MacDonald was educated in Orwell. He married Pauline Murphy in 1958. > He represented Prince Edward Island's Cardigan electoral district, which he won in the 1979 federal election. After serving his only term, the 31st Canadian Parliament, he was defeated in the 1980 federal election... > **[April 13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13)** > > This is an accepted version of this page > .mw-parser-output .calendar-purple{color:var(--color-base,#202122);background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .calendar-lightpurple{color:var(--color-base,#202122);background-color:#d8e0ff}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .calendar-purple{background-color:#2a2a5c}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .calendar-lightpurple{background-color:#202040}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-pa... > **[Christopher Hitchens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens)** > > Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British and American author and journalist. Known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism (along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett), he gained prominence as a columnist and speaker. His epistemological razor, which states that "what can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence", is still of mark in philosophy and law. > Hitchens was born and educated in Britain, graduating in 19... > **[England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England)** > > – in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the United Kingdom (green) England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotland to the north and another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the we... > **[William Shakespeare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare)** > > William Shakespeare\[a\] (c. 23 April 1564\[b\] – 23 April 1616)\[c\] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translate... > **[Romeo and Juliet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet)** > > The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, often shortened to Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed. The title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. > Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian ... > **[Romeo + Juliet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet)** > > William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (stylized as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, albeit still using Shakespearean English. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles of two teenagers who fall in love, despite their being members of feuding families. Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Har... How about > **[Dinoflagellate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinoflagellate)** > > The dinoflagellates (from Ancient Greek δῖνος (dînos) 'whirling' and Latin flagellum 'whip, scourge'), also called dinophytes, are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered protists. Dinoflagellates are mostly marine plankton, but they are also common in freshwater habitats. Their populations vary with sea surface temperature, salinity, and depth. Many dinoflagellates are photosynthetic, but a large fraction of these ar... to > **[Lolcat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat)** > > A lolcat (pronounced /ˈlɒlkæt/ LOL-kat), or LOLcat, is an image macro of one or more cats. Lolcat images' idiosyncratic and intentionally grammatically incorrect text is known as lolspeak. > Lolcat is a compound word of the acronymic abbreviation LOL (laughing out loud) and the word "cat". A synonym for lolcat is cat macro or cat meme, since the images are a type of image macro and also a well-known genre of Internet meme. Lolcats are commonly designed for photo sharing imageboards and other Int... ? ---
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> **[Dinoflagellate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinoflagellate)** > > The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος dinos "whirling" and Latin flagellum "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered protist. Dinoflagellates are mostly marine plankton, but they also are common in freshwater habitats. Their populations vary with sea surface temperature, salinity, and depth. Many dinoflagellates are photosynthetic, but a large fraction of these are in fact mixotrophic, combining photosyn > **[Eukaryote](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryote)** > > The eukaryotes (/juːˈkærioʊts, -əts/) constitute the domain of Eukaryota, organisms whose cells have a nucleus. All animals, plants, fungi, and many unicellular organisms are eukaryotes. They constitute a major group of life forms alongside the two groups of prokaryotes: the Bacteria and the Archaea. Eukaryotes represent a small minority of the number of organisms, but due to their generally much larger size, their collective global biomass is much larger than that of prokaryotes. > The euka... > **[Animal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal)** > > Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. As of 2022, 2.16 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1.05 million are insects, over 85,000 are molluscs, and around 65,000 are vertebrates. It has been estimated ther... > **[Tiger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger)** > > The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on ungulates, such as deer and wild boar. It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator, requiring large contiguous areas of habitat to support its requirements for prey and rearing of its offspring. Tiger cubs stay with their mother for about two yea... > **[Felidae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae)** > > Felidae (/ˈfɛlɪdiː/) is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid (/ˈfiːlɪd/). The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the domestic cat (Felis catus). > The 41 extant Felidae species exhibit the most diversity in fur patterns of all terrestrial carnivores. Cats have retractile claws, slender muscular bodies and strong flexible forelimbs. Their teeth and facial muscles allow for a power... > **[Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_cat)** > > The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family. Cats are commonly kept as house pets but can also be farm cats or feral cats; the feral cat ranges freely and avoids human contact. Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to kill vermin. About 60 cat breeds are The c... > **[Lolcat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat)** > > A lolcat (pronounced /ˈlɒlkæt/ LOL-kat), or LOLcat, is an image macro of one or more cats. Lolcat images' idiosyncratic and intentionally grammatically incorrect text is known as lolspeak. > Lolcat is a compound word of the acronymic abbreviation LOL (laugh out loud) and the word "cat". A synonym for lolcat is cat macro or cat meme, since the images are a type of image macro and also a well-known genre of meme. Lolcats are commonly designed for photo sharing imageboards and other Internet forums... > **[Trebuchet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet)** > > A trebuchet\[nb 1\] (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a long arm to throw a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles of greater weights and further distances than that of a traditional catapult. > There are two main types of trebuchet. The first is the traction trebuchet, or mangonel, which uses manpower to swing the arm. It first appeared in China in the 4th century BC. Carried west... to > **[Turbo-Hydramatic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-Hydramatic)** > > Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic is the registered tradename for a family of automatic transmissions developed and produced by General Motors. These transmissions mate a three-element turbine torque converter to a Simpson planetary geartrain, providing three forward speeds plus reverse. > The Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic (THM) series was developed to replace both the original Hydra-Matic models and the Buick Dynaflow. In its original incarnation as the Turbo-Hydramatic 400, it was fi... ---
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The temptation to simply vandalize wiki to add turbo-hydramatic somewhere amusing on the trebuchet article was almost irresistible. Anyway: > **[Trebuchet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet)** > > A trebuchet\[nb 1\] (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a long arm to throw a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles of greater weights and further distances than that of a traditional catapult. > There are two main types of trebuchet. The first is the traction trebuchet, or mangonel, which uses manpower to swing the arm. It first appeared in China in the 4th century BC. Carried west... > **[Greenfield, New Hampshire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield,_New_Hampshire)** > > Greenfield is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, to Greenfield State Park, and to part of the Wapack Trail. > Originally known as "Lyndeborough Addition", the area was first settled by the Lynde family in 1753. Separated from the nearest church and school by the Monadnock hills, the residents successfully petitioned to form a new town in 1791, using the name "... > **[United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)** > > The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or informally as America, is a country primarily located in North America and consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands,\[i\] and 326 Indian reservations. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.\[c\] It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with ... > **[Passenger vehicles in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_vehicles_in_the_United_States)** > > Since 2009, the United States is home to the second largest passenger vehicle market of any country in the world, second to China. Overall, there were an estimated 263.6 million registered vehicles in the United States in 2015, most of which were passenger vehicles. This number, along with the average age of vehicles, has increased steadily since 1960. The United States is also home to three large vehicle manufacturers: General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler, which have historical C... > **[General Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors)** > > The General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. By sales, it was the largest automaker in the United States in 2022, and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. > General Motors operates manufacturing plants in eight countries. Its four core automobile brands are Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac. It also holds interests in Chinese brands Baojun and W... > **[Chevrolet Corvette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette)** > > The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater luxury sports cars, manufactured and marketed by GM, under the Chevrolet marque, since 1953. > Over the course of eight generations, indicated sequentially as C1 to C8, the Corvette is noted for its performance, distinctive styling, lightweight fiberglass or composite bodywork, and competitive pricing. Since the cessation of Ford and Chrysler's competitors, the Corvette is the only two-seat sports car produced by a major United Sta... > **[Powerglide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerglide)** > > The Powerglide is a two-speed automatic transmission designed by General Motors. It was available primarily on Chevrolet from January 1950 through 1973, although some Pontiac models also used this automatic transmission after the fire at the Hydra-Matic factory in 1953. Powerglides were used extensively on Pontiacs produced for the Canadian market with Chevrolet powertrains. They were also used with Nova engines in the DJ-5A Jeeps produced 1968-1970 by Kaiser-Jeep and widely used as delivery v Th... > **[Turbo-Hydramatic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-Hydramatic)** > > Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic is the registered tradename for a family of automatic transmissions developed and produced by General Motors. These transmissions mate a three-element turbine torque converter to a Simpson planetary geartrain, providing three forward speeds plus reverse. > The Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic (THM) series was developed to replace both the original Hydra-Matic models and the Buick Dynaflow. In its original incarnation as the Turbo-Hydramatic 400, it was fi... For mine: > **[Taraxacum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandilion)** > > Taraxacum (/təˈræksəkəm/) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. The genus is native to Eurasia and North America, but the two most commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale (the common dandelion) and T. erythrospermum (the red-seeded dandelion), were introduced from Europe into North America, where they now propagate as wildflowers. Bot Like ... to > **[Bose–Einstein condensate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose-Einstien_condensate)** > > In condensed matter physics, a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) is a state of matter that is typically formed when a gas of bosons at very low densities is cooled to temperatures very close to absolute zero (−273.15 °C or −459.67 °F). Under such conditions, a large fraction of bosons occupy the lowest quantum state, at which microscopic quantum mechanical phenomena, particularly wavefunction interference, become apparent macroscopically. > This state was first predicted, generally, in 1924–1925 by... ---
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> [@badlyburnttoast](#): > > For mine: > > [Taraxacum - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandilion) > > to > > [Bose–Einstein condensate - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose-Einstien_condensate) I took a circuitous path, but I still got there: > **[Taraxacum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandilion)** > > See list of Taraxacum species > Taraxacum (/təˈræksəkəm/) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. The genus has a near-cosmopolitan distribution, absent only from tropical and polar areas. Two of the most common species worldwide, T. officinale (the common dandelion) and T. erythrospermum (the red-seeded dandelion), are European species introduced into ... > **[Dandelion (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_%28disambiguation%29)** > > A dandelion is a species of flower in the genus Taraxacum. > Dandelion may also refer to: > **[Dandelion Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_Wine)** > > Dandelion Wine is a 1957 novel by American writer Ray Bradbury, set in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Illinois, based upon Bradbury's childhood home of Waukegan, Illinois. The first novel in his Green Town Trilogy, the book developed from the short story "Dandelion Wine", which appeared in the June 1953 issue of Gourmet magazine. > The title refers to a wine made with dandelion petals and other ingredients, commonly citrus fruit. In the story, dandelion wine, as made dai... > **[Moon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon)** > > The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384,399 kilometres (238,854 mi),\[f\] a distance roughly 30 times the width of Earth. It completes an orbit (lunar month) in relation to Earth and the Sun (synodically) every 29.5 days. The Moon and Earth are bound by gravitational attraction, which is stronger on the sides facing each other. The resulting tidal forces are the main driver of Earth's tides, and have pulled the Moon to always face ... > **[Galileo Galilei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei)** > > Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei (/ˌɡælɪˈleɪoʊ ˌɡælɪˈleɪ/ GAL-il-AY-oh GAL-il-AY, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US also /ˌɡælɪˈliːoʊ -/ GAL-il-EE-oh -⁠, Italian: \[ɡaliˈlɛːo ɡaliˈlɛi\]) or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian\[a\] astronomer, p... > **[Albert Einstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein)** > > Albert Einstein\[a\] (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for "his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric e Bor... > **[Bose–Einstein condensate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose-Einstein_condensation)** > > In condensed matter physics, a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) is a state of matter that is typically formed when a gas of bosons at very low densities is cooled to temperatures very close to absolute zero, i.e. 0 K (−273.15 °C; −459.67 °F). Under such conditions, a large fraction of bosons occupy the lowest quantum state, at which microscopic quantum-mechanical phenomena, particularly wavefunction interference, become apparent macroscopically. > More generally, condensation refers to the appearan... Next: > **[Anabasis (Xenophon)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_%28Xenophon%29)** > > Anabasis (/əˈnæbəsɪs/ ə-NAB-ə-sis; Ancient Greek: Ἀνάβασις \[anábasis\]; lit. 'An Ascent') is the most famous work of the Ancient Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. It gives an account of the expedition of the Ten Thousand, an army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger to help him seize the throne of Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II, in 401 BC. > The seven books making up the Anabasis were composed c. 370 BC. Although as an Ancient Greek vocabulary word (ᾰ̓νᾰ́βᾰσῐς) me... to > **[Batdance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batdance)** > > "Batdance" is a song by American musician Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack. It was released in June 1989 by Warner Bros. Helped by the film's popularity, the song reached number one in the US, becoming Prince's fourth American number-one single and served as his first number-one hit since "Kiss" in 1986. > "Batdance" was a last-minute replacement for a brooding track titled "Dance with the Devil", which Prince felt was too dark. (Although "Dance with the Devil" remains unreleased, some of... ---
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> [@Erdosain](#): > > [Anabasis (Xenophon) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_%28Xenophon%29) > > to > [Batdance - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batdance) Aiee, this was harder than I thought it would be. > **[Anabasis (Xenophon)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_%28Xenophon%29)** > > Anabasis (/əˈnæbəsɪs/ ə-NAB-ə-sis; Ancient Greek: Ἀνάβασις \[anábasis\]; lit. 'An Ascent') is the most famous work of the Ancient Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. It gives an account of the expedition of the Ten Thousand, an army of Greek mercenaries hired by Cyrus the Younger to help him seize the throne of Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II, in 401 BC. > The seven books making up the Anabasis were composed c. 370 BC. Although as an Ancient Greek vocabulary word (ᾰ̓νᾰ́βᾰσῐς) me... > **[Pythia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_of_Delphi)** > > Pythia (/ˈpɪθiə/; Ancient Greek: Πυθία \[pyːˈtʰíaː\]) was the title of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in central Greece. She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi. Her title was sometimes historically glossed in English as the Pythoness. > The Pythia was established at the latest in the 8th century BC (though some estimates date the shrine to as early as 1400 BC), and was widely credited for her prophecies uttered under divine possession (enthusiasmos) by A... > **[Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre)** > > Theatre or theater\[a\] is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors, to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. It is the oldest form of drama, though live theatre has now been joined by modern recorded forms. Elements of art, such as painted scenery and stagecraft... > **[Musical theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre)** > > Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other e... > **[Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music)** > > Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile mediu Music often pl... > **[Music video](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video)** > > A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. These videos are typically shown on music television and on streaming video sites like YouTube, or more rarely shown theatrically. They can be commercially issued on home video, either as video albums or video singles. The format has bee... > **[Prince (musician)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_%28musician%29)** > > Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and actor. Often credited as an influence on music and one of the greatest musicians of his era, he pioneered the Minneapolis sound and was influential in the evolution of various other genres of music. > Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 18, releasing his first album, For You, two years later. He went on to achi... > **[Batdance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batdance)** > > "Batdance" is a song by American musician Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack. It was released in June 1989 by Warner Bros. Helped by the film's popularity, the song reached number one in the US, becoming Prince's fourth American number-one single and served as his first number-one hit since "Kiss" in 1986. > "Batdance" was a last-minute replacement for a brooding track titled "Dance with the Devil", which Prince felt was too dark. (Although "Dance with the Devil" remains unreleased, some of... Next: > **[Aerial hoop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_hoop)** > > The aerial hoop (also known as the lyra, aerial ring or cerceau/cerceaux) is a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop) suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging. It can be single point or double point. Tricks that can be performed include the Candlestick, Bird's Nest and Crescent Moon > Lyras hang down from their rigging using a type of hanging material called a spanset. Tabs are the connection point... to > **[Hairy stone crab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_stone_crab)** > > The hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta) is a crab-like anomuran crustacean that lives in the littoral zone of southern Australia from Bunbury, Western Australia, to the Bass Strait. It is the only species in the family Lomisidae. It is 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1.0 in) wide, slow-moving, and covered in brown hair which camouflages it against the rocks upon which it lives. > Some controversy exists about the relationship between L. hirta and the other anomuran families. Candidates for its closest relatives have... ---
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> **[Aerial hoop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_hoop)** > > The aerial hoop (also known as the lyra, aerial ring or cerceau/cerceaux) is a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop) suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging. Tricks that can be performed include the Candlestick, Bird's Nest and Crescent Moon > Tabs are the connection points where the aerial hoop attaches to the rigging. Most aerial hoops connect at either one point (single tab configuration) or t... > **[Contemporary circus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_circus)** > > Contemporary circus (also known as new circus, and nouveau cirque and cirque contemporain in French-speaking countries) is a genre of performing arts developed in the late 20th century in which a story or theme is conveyed through traditional circus skills. > This recognisable genre could arguably be more akin to Variety (in American vaudeville) as animals are rarely used in this type of performance, and traditional circus skills are blended with a more choreographic or character-driven approach. ... > **[West Coast of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States)** > > in the United States (tan) The West Coast of the United States – also known as the Pacific Coast, the Pacific Seaboard, and the Western Seaboard – is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington, but sometimes includes Alaska and Hawaii, especially by the United States Census Bureau as a U.S. geographic division. > There are conflicting definitions of which states ... > **[Pacific Ocean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean)** > > Main five oceans division: > Further subdivision: > The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Oceania in the west and the Americas in the east. > **[Shellfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellfish)** > > Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example Cardisoma guanhumi in the Caribbean. Shellfish are among the most common food allergens. > Despite the name, shellfish are not fish.\[citation needed\] Most ... > **[Crustacean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean)** > > Crustaceans belong to the subphylum Crustacea (/krəˈsteɪʃə/), and form a large, diverse group of arthropods including decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group can be treated as a subphylum under the clade Mandibulata. It is now well accepted that the hexapods (insects and entognathans) emerged deep in the Crustacean group, with the completed group referred to as Pancrustace Th... > **[Decapoda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapoda)** > > Dendrobranchiata > Pleocyemata > See text for superfamilies. > The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, including crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, and prawns. Most decapods are scavengers. The order is estimated to contain nearly 15,000 species in around 2,700 genera, with around 3,300 fossil species. Nearly half of these species are crabs, with the shrimp (about 3,000 species) and Anomura including... > **[Anomura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomura)** > > Anomura (sometimes Anomala) is a group of decapod crustaceans, including hermit crabs and others. Although the names of many anomurans include the word crab, all true crabs are in the sister group to the Anomura, the Brachyura (the two groups together form the clade Meiura). > The name Anomura derives from an old classification in which reptant decapods were divided into Macrura (long-tailed), Brachyura (short-tailed) and Anomura (differently-tailed). The alternative name Anomala reflects the un... > **[Hairy stone crab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_stone_crab)** > > The hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta) is a crab-like crustacean that lives in the littoral zone of southern Australia from Bunbury, Western Australia, to the Bass Strait. It is the only species in its family. It is 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1.0 in) wide, slow-moving, and covered in brown hair which camouflages it against the rocks upon which it lives. > Some controversy exists about the relationship between L. hirta and the other anomuran families. Candidates for its closest relatives have included hermit cr... It seems like this thing, even though called a crab, isn’t considered a true crab which made this kind of tough. (Wow, i wonder how that could be misconstrued if heard out of context.) How about: > **[Australopithecus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus)** > > Classically excluded but cladistically included: > Australopithecus (/ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs; from Latin australis 'southern', and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (pithekos) 'ape') is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. The genera Homo (which includes modern humans), Paranthropus, and Kenyanthropus evolved from some Australopithecus species. Australopithecus is a member of the subtribe Australopithecina, which sometimes also includ... to > **[Goldeneye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye_007)** > > Goldeneye may refer to: ---
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> [@BuickGNX1987](#): > > How about: > > [Australopithecus - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus) > > to > > [GoldenEye 007 - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye_007) > **[Australopithecus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus)** > > Classically excluded but cladistically included: > Australopithecus (/ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs, -loʊ-/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -⁠loh-; or /ɒsˌtrələpɪˈθiːkəs/, os-TRA-lə-pi-THEE-kəs, from Latin austrālis 'southern' and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos) 'ape') is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. The genera Homo (which includes modern humans), Paranthropus, and Kenyanthropus evolved from some Australopithecus species. Australopithecus is a member o... > **[Timeline of human evolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_human_evolution)** > > The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the evolutionary lineage of the modern human species, Homo sapiens, > throughout the history of life, beginning some 4 billion years ago down to recent evolution within H. sapiens during and since the Last Glacial Period. > It includes brief explanations of the various taxonomic ranks in the human lineage. The timeline reflects the mainstream views in modern taxonomy, based on the principle of phylogenetic nomenclature; > in cases of ope... > **[World history (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_world)** > > World history or history of the world usually refers to human history, the history of human beings that takes a human perspective. > World history may also refer to: > **[Economic history of the United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_Britain)** > > The economic history of the United Kingdom relates the economic development in the British state from the absorption of Wales into the Kingdom of England after 1535 to the modern United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the early 21st century. > Scotland and England (including Wales, which had been treated as part of England since 1536) shared a monarch from 1603 but their economies were run separately until they were unified in the Act of Union 1707. Ireland was incorporated in... > **[Kingdom of Great Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain)** > > Great Britain, officially the Kingdom of Great Britain, was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the Kingdom of England (including Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands, with the exception of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The unitary state was governed by a Th... > **[London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London)** > > London\[c\] is the capital and largest city\[d\] of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.1 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the R As ... > **[London in film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_London)** > > London has been used frequently both as a filming location and as a film setting. These have ranged from historical recreations of the Victorian London of Charles Dickens and Sherlock Holmes, to the romantic comedies of Bridget Jones's Diary and Notting Hill, by way of crime films, spy thrillers, science fiction and the "swinging London" films of the 1960s. > Because of the dominant role played by the city in the British culture, the number of British mainstream and independent films set in Lond... > **[Casino Royale (1967 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(1967_film))** > > Casino Royale is a 1967 spy parody film originally distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is loosely based on the 1953 novel Casino Royale, the first novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond book series. > The film stars David Niven as the "original" Bond, Sir James Bond 007. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies, he soon battles the mysterious Dr. Noah and the ruthless counter-intelligence agency SMERSH, inspired by actual organizations in the U... > **[James Bond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond)** > > The James Bond franchise focuses on the titular character, a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd, Anthony Horowitz and Charlie Higson. The latest novel is On His Majesty'... > **[GoldenEye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye)** > > GoldenEye is a 1995 action spy film, the seventeenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Martin Campbell, it was the first in the series not to use any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming. GoldenEye was also the first James Bond film not produced by Albert R. Broccoli, following his stepping down from Eon Productions and replacement by his daughter, Barbara Broccoli (alo... > **[GoldenEye 007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye_007)** > > GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, with the player controlling the secret agent James Bond to prevent a criminal syndicate from using a satellite weapon. They navigate a series of levels to complete objectives, such as recovering or destroying objects, while shooting enemies. In a multiplayer mode, up to four players compete in several deathmatch scenarios via spli... _wipes brow_ Okay, somebody try… > **[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(Atari_2600))** > > E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600, based on the film of the same name. The game's objective is to guide the eponymous character through various screens to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone that will allow him to contact his home planet. > The game was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw, who intended it to be an innovative adaptation, but Atari held unrealistic expectations for sales based on the int... to > **[Feng shui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui)** > > Model humanity: > Main philosophical traditions: > Ritual traditions: ---
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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > [ > [E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(Atari_2600)) > to > [Feng shui - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui) This was harder than I thought: > **[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial)** > > E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial that he names E.T. who has been stranded on Earth. Along with his friends and family, Elliott must find a way to help E.T. find his way home. The film stars Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, and Drew Barrymore. > The film's concept was based ... > **[Extraterrestrial life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life)** > > .mw-parser-output .unsolved{margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.35em 0.35em 0.35em 2.2em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle);background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Question%2C\_Web\_Fundamentals.svg");background-position:top 50%left 0.35em;background-size:1.5em;background-repeat:no-repeat}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .unsolved{clear:right;float:right;max-width:25%}}.mw-parser-output .unsolved-label{font-... > **[Scientific skepticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_skepticism)** > > Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking scientific evidence. In practice, the term most commonly refers to the examination of claims and theories that appear to be unscientific, rather than the routine discussions and challenges among scientists. Scientific skepticism differs from philosophical skepticism, which questions humans' ability to claim any k... > **[Pseudoscience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience)** > > Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be scientific or factual but are inherently incompatible with the scientific method.\[Note 1\] Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claims; reliance on confirmation bias rather than rigorous attempts at refutation; lack of openness to evaluation by other experts; absence of systematic practices when developing hypotheses; and continued adherence long after the pseudoscient... > **[List of topics characterized as pseudoscience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_topics_characterized_as_pseudoscience)** > > This is a list of topics that have, either currently or in the past, been characterized as pseudoscience by academics or researchers. Detailed discussion of these topics may be found on their main pages. These characterizations were made in the context of educating the public about questionable or potentially fraudulent or dangerous claims and practices, efforts to define the nature of science, or humorous parodies of poor scientific reasoning. > Criticism of pseudoscience, generally by the sci... > **[Traditional Chinese medicine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_Medicine)** > > Model humanity: > Main philosophical traditions: > **[Taoism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoist)** > > Taoism or Daoism (/ˈtaʊ.ɪzəm/ ⓘ, /ˈdaʊ.ɪzəm/ ⓘ) is a philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道. With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', 'path', or 'technique', generally understood in the Taoist sense as an enigmatic process of transforming ultimately underlying reality. Taoist thought has informed the development of various practices within the Taoist tradition, including forms of meditat Ta... > **[Feng shui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui)** > > Model humanity: > Main philosophical traditions: > Ritual traditions: Here’s mine, for a Japanese theme: > **[Minamoto no Shitagō](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Shitag%C5%8D)** > > Minamoto no Shitagō (源 順; 911–983) was a mid Heian waka poet, scholar and nobleman. He was also a male-line descendant of Emperor Saga. He was the original compiler of the Wamyō Ruijushō, the first Japanese dictionary organized into semantic headings. He was designated as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals for his distinguished poetic accomplishments. In addition to the Wamyō Ruijushō, his remaining works include a poetry collection known as the Minamoto no Shitagōshū (源順集). Some scholars cla... to > **[Gundam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam)** > > Gundam (Japanese: ガンダムシリーズ, Hepburn: Gandamu Shirīzu; lit. Gundam Series) is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino for Sunrise (now a division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, known as "Mobile Suits", typically including a prominent one carrying the name "Gundam". The franchise began with the premiere of the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam on April 7, 1979, which defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by ---
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> **[Minamoto no Shitagō](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Shitag%C5%8D)** > > Minamoto no Shitagō (源 順, 911–983) was a mid Heian waka poet, scholar and nobleman. He was also a male-line descendant of Emperor Saga. He was the original compiler of the Wamyō Ruijushō, the first Japanese dictionary organized into semantic headings. He was designated as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals for his distinguished poetic accomplishments. In addition to the Wamyō Ruijushō, his remaining works include a poetry collection known as the Minamoto no Shitagōshū (源順集). Some scholars cla... > **[Heian period](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_period)** > > The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). Heian (平安) means "peace" in Japanese. It is a period in Japanese history when the Chinese influences were in decline and the national culture matured. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court, noted for its art, esp Al... > **[Genpei War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genpei_War)** > >  Minamoto clan (Yoritomo) > The Genpei War (源平合戦, Genpei Kassen, Genpei-Gassen, 1180–1185) was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who appointed himself as Shōgun in 1192, governing Japan as a military dictator from the eastern city of Kamakura. > It followed a coup d'état by the Taira in 1179 with the removal of rivals fro... > **[Osamu Tezuka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka)** > > Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu; (1928-11-03)3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the Father of Manga" (マンガの父, Manga no Chichi), "the Godfather of Manga" (マンガの教父, Manga no Kyōfu) and "the God of Manga" (マンガの神様, Manga no Kami-sama). Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to W... > **[Gundam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam)** > > Gundam (Japanese: ガンダムシリーズ, Hepburn: Gandamu Shirīzu, lit. Gundam Series) is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with Mobile Suit Gundam, a TV series that defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by featuring giant robots called mobile suits (including the original titular mecha) in a militaristic s... How about: > **[Xenu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu)** > > Xenu (/ˈziːnuː/), also called Xemu, is a figure in the Church of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology", a sacred and esoteric teaching. According to the "Technology", Xenu was the extraterrestrial ruler of a "Galactic Confederacy" who brought billions of his people to Earth (then known as "Teegeeack") in DC-8-like spacecraft 75 million years ago, stacked them around volcanoes, and killed them with hydrogen bombs. Official Scientology scriptures hold that the thetans (im These events are ... to > **[Rape (county subdivision)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_(county_subdivision))** > > A rape is a traditional territorial sub-division of the county of Sussex in England, formerly used for various administrative purposes. Their origin is unknown, but they appear to predate the Norman Conquest. Historically the rapes formed the basis of local government in Sussex. > There are various theories about their origin. Possibly surviving from the Romano-British era or perhaps representing the shires of the kingdom of Sussex. The Sussex rapes, like the Kentish lathes, go back to the dawn ... ---
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> **[Xenu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu)** > > Xenu (/ˈziːnuː/), also called Xemu, is a figure in the Church of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology", a sacred and esoteric teaching. According to the "Technology", Xenu was the extraterrestrial ruler of a "Galactic Confederacy" who brought billions of his people to Earth (then known as "Teegeeack") in DC-8-like spacecraft 75 million years ago, stacked them around volcanoes, and killed them with hydrogen bombs. Official Scientology scriptures hold that the thetans (im These events are ... > **[Income tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax)** > > An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Taxation rates may vary by type or characteristics of the taxpayer and the type of income. > The tax rate may increase as taxable income increases (referred to as graduated or progressive tax rates). The tax imposed on companies is usually known as corporate ... > **[United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)** > > The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or informally as America, is a country primarily located in North America and consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands,\[i\] and 326 Indian reservations. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.\[c\] It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with ... > **[European colonization of the Americas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_colonization_of_the_Americas)** > > During the Age of Discovery, a large scale colonization of the Americas, involving a number of European countries, took place primarily between the late 15th century and the early 19th century. The Norse had explored and colonized areas of Europe and the North Atlantic, colonizing Greenland and creating a short term settlement near the northern tip of Newfoundland circa 1000 CE. However, the later colonization by the European powers involving the continents of North America and South America is... > **[Kingdom of England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England)** > > The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 12 July 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and England is now part of the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of England was among the most powerful states in Europe during the medieval and early modern colonial periods. > On 12 July 927, the various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united by Æthelstan (reigned in 927–939) t... > **[Kingdom of Sussex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sussex)** > > The Kingdom of the South Saxons, today referred to as the Kingdom of Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from Middle English: Suth-sæxe, in turn from Old English: Suth-Seaxe or Sūþseaxna rīce, meaning "(land or people of/Kingdom of) the South Saxons"), was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England. On the south coast of the island of Great Britain, it was originally a sixth-century Saxon colony and later an independent kingdom. The kingdom remains one of the least known of t... > **[Sussex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex)** > > Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English Sūþsēaxe; lit. 'South Saxons') is a historic county in South East England that is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and is divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex. > The kingdom of Sussex emerged in the 5th century from the Roman canton of the Regni, and continued to exist as a kingdom until about 827 when Wessex conquered Sussex shortly after t... > **[Historic counties of England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England)** > > The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others. They are alternatively known as ancient counties, traditional counties, former counties or simply as counties. In the centuries that followed their establishment, as well as their administrative function, the counties also helped define local culture and identity. This Unlike the partly se... > **[Rape (county subdivision)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_%28county_subdivision%29)** > > A rape is a traditional territorial sub-division of the county of Sussex in England, formerly used for various administrative purposes. Their origin is unknown, but they appear to predate the Norman Conquest. Historically the rapes formed the basis of local government in Sussex. > There are various theories about their origin. Possibly surviving from the Romano-British era or perhaps representing the shires of the kingdom of Sussex. The Sussex rapes, like the Kentish lathes, go back to the dawn ... > **[Imaginary unit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_unit)** > > The imaginary unit or unit imaginary number (i) is a solution to the quadratic equation > > > > > x > > 2 > > > + > 1 > = > 0 > > > {\\displaystyle x^{2}+1=0} > > . Although there is no real number with this property, i can be used to extend the real numbers to what are called complex numbers, using addition and multiplication. A simple example of the use of i in a complex number is > > > > ... to > **[Byssus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssus)** > > A byssus (/ˈbɪsəs/) is a bundle of filaments secreted by many species of bivalve mollusc that function to attach the mollusc to a solid surface. Species from several families of clams have a byssus, including pen shells (Pinnidae), true mussels (Mytilidae), and Dreissenidae. > Byssus filaments are created by certain kinds of marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks, which use the byssus to attach themselves to rocks, substrates, or seabeds. In edible mussels, the inedible byssus is commonly known ... ---
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> [@brujaja](#): > > [Imaginary unit - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_unit) > > to > > [Byssus - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssus) > **[Imaginary unit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_unit)** > > The imaginary unit, usually denoted by i, is a mathematical constant that is a solution to the quadratic equation x2 = −1, which is not solved by any real number. Any real-number multiple of the imaginary unit is called an imaginary number. > Combining the real numbers with the imaginary unit using addition and multiplication generates a new number system called the complex numbers, which consists of all numbers of the form a + bi with real numbers a and b. > There are two complex square roots o... > **[Electrical engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering)** > > Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after the commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electrical power generation, distribution, and use. > Electrical engineering is divided into a wide range of different fields, including computer engin... > **[Steam turbine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_turbine)** > > A steam turbine or steam turbine engine is a machine or heat engine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work utilising a rotating output shaft. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884. It revolutionized marine propulsion and navigation to a significant extent. Fabrication of a modern steam turbine involves advanced metalwork to form high-grade steel alloys into precision parts using technologies that first became avai The s... > **[Ship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ships)** > > A ship is a large watercraft designed for travel across the surface of a body of water, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized tasks such as warfare, oceanography and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. > The word ship has meant, depending on era and c... > **[Fishing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing)** > > This is an accepted version of this page > > > Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (freshwater or marine), but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques include trawling, longlining, jigging, hand-gathering, spearing, netting, angling, shooting and trapping, as well as more destructive and often illegal techniques such as electrocution, blasting a... > **[Mollusca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molluscs)** > > Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks\[b\] (/ˈmɒləsks/). 86,600 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The number of additional fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000, and the proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. > Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organis... > **[Byssus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssus)** > > A byssus (/ˈbɪsəs/) is a bundle of filaments secreted by many species of bivalve mollusc that function to attach the mollusc to a solid surface. Species from several families of clams have a byssus, including pen shells (Pinnidae), true mussels (Mytilidae), and Dreissenidae. > Byssus filaments are created by certain kinds of marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks, which use the byssus to attach themselves to rocks, substrates, or seabeds. In edible mussels, the inedible byssus is commonly known ... Amusingly, someone has vandalized the fishing page to read as follows: > [@](#): > > FISHING IS GETTING FEESH LIKE \>\<$\> money fish and \>\<-\_-\> asian fish and SO MANY DELICIOUS FISH!!! I RUV FEESH!!! \>\ confued fish \>\<.\>:)\> FISH THAT WANTS TO PLAY AND DOESNT WANT TO BE CAUGHT > > FISHING FOR FEESH WOOT v\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\> > > The term fiCATCHIN\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\>\<\>\> I’m impressed that the mind that produced the above could still figure out how to edit the wikipedia page. For mine, how about: > **[List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_hits_of_1989_%28Switzerland%29)** > > This is a list of singles that reached number one on the Swiss Hitparade during the 1980s. to > **[Latke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latke)** > > A latke (Yiddish: לאַטקע, romanized: latke, lit. 'pancake'; sometimes romanized latka) is a type of potato pancake or fritter in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine that is traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah. > It is commonly eaten by the Jewish diaspora where it is known as ״לביבות״ (romanized levivot, lit. "little hearts") and has many variations. > The word comes from the Yiddish latke, itself from the East Slavic oladka, a diminutive of oladya 'small fried pancake', which in turn is from Hell... You’ve got to love the Swiss’s taste in music! ---
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Four clicks! [noparse][List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_hits_of_1989_(Switzerland)) [Madonna - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)) [Kabbalah - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah) [Jewish cuisine - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_cuisine) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latke[/noparse]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latke%5B/noparse%5D) How about > **[Voyager program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_program)** > > The Voyager program is an American scientific program that employs two robotic interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. They were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable alignment of the two gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, to fly near them while collecting data for transmission back to Earth. After launch the decision was made to send Voyager 2 near Uranus and Neptune to collect data for transmission back to Earth. > As of 2023,\[update\] the V... to > **[Erik the Red](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_the_Red)** > > Erik Thorvaldsson\[a\] (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. He most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard. According to Icelandic sagas, he was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson. One of Erik's sons was the well-known Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson. > Erik Thorvaldsson was born i... [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-this-wikipedia-sdmb-game-lets-try-it-again/516694.md?page=2)